How about recommending some ancient films

[Bretrick]

I have a couple;
Nosferatu - available on tubitv.com - free
Man of Aran

 

[Paco Dennis]

 

[Bretrick]

Sure is a classic, that one.

 

[Paco Dennis]

I asked how many times the "Phantom" has been made :

There have been several adaptations and variations of the classic Phantom of the Opera story over the years. Here are 12 Phantom movies, each with its own unique take on the haunting tale:

1. The Phantom of the Opera (1925):
   
   • A silent horror film where a mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a young opera singer. Lon Chaney stars in this iconic version1.
2. Phantom of the Paradise (1974):
   
   • A quirky musical comedy-drama where a disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves, leading to a rock palace betrayal. Directed by Brian De Palma1.
3. The Phantom of the Opera (1989):
   
   • A darker adaptation where a young soprano becomes the obsession of a horribly disfigured composer. Robert Englund (yes, Freddy Krueger!) takes on the role of the Phantom1.
4. Phantom of the Opera (1943):
   
   • In this version, an acid-scarred composer emerges from the Paris sewers to boost his favorite opera understudy’s career. Nelson Eddy and Claude Rains star1.
5. The Phantom Lover (1995):
   
   • Set in 1930s China, this film features an opera troupe haunted by the spectral figure of a once-great opera singer. Leslie Cheung leads the cast1.
6. The Phantom of the Opera (2004):
   
   • A lavish musical adaptation where a young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius living beneath the Paris Opéra House. Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum take center stage1.
7. The Phantom of the Opera (1962):
   
   • An acid-scarred composer lures an opera singer to his London sewer hide-out in this atmospheric version. Herbert Lom stars as the Phantom1.
8. The Phantom of the Opera (1998):
   
   • Another take on the classic tale, this film explores the Phantom’s obsession with a young singer. While not as well-known as some other adaptations, it still adds to the legacy of the story1.

These films span different genres, tones, and interpretations, but they all share the enduring allure of the mysterious Phantom and the haunting world of the opera.

I think I have watched about 4 different ones. 1962 was my favorite. I lived in NY city for awhile. I went to a few plays on Broadway. I would of LOVED to have seen the paly.

 

[Warrigal]

Metropolis, 1927. A silent SciFi movie in black and white. Suburb cinematogtaphy.

 

[George1959]

Nosferatu, the German adaptation of Dracula, is awesome and so is Metropolis by Fritz Lang.
Here is another German classic movie:
The Student of Prague (1913)

 

[Roadwarrior]

My pre-teen grandchildren seem to enjoy any of the Charlie Chaplin (10+) or Buster Keaton (10+) movies I have.

 

[George1959]

Another classic:
Destiny (1921), in German "Der müde Tod" (The Tired Death), also by Fritz Lang. You can choose English subtitles.

 

[George1959]

The Golem (1920)

 

[George1959]

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

 

[Bretrick]

The Golem (1920)

I remember watching this many years ago. A silent film. The Mud Monster.

 

[MarkinPhx]

One of the creepiest and scariest movie I have ever seen.

 

[Marie5656]

Years ago, pre internet, one of our local channels would play Marx Brothers movies on Saturday mornings. While not my favorite, I enjoyed watching them

 

[Lilac]

TCM played a Tom Mix western one night. This film, TCM said, was one of a couple of Tom Mix's films that survived a fire at a warehouse. I think the name was "The Man from Texas".

 

[ohioboy]

Panic in year Zero (1962).

 

[Bretrick]

Panic in year Zero (1962).

I vaguely remember watching this so many years ago. I was still a teenager and was fascinated by this film.
Wondering, "Is this what the future is going to be like"?

 

[oscash]

I and my boys when they were young used to love watching the old Abbott and Costello movies.

 

[George1959]

"Beware of Pity" (1946) based on the novel "Ungeduld des Herzens" (impatience of heart) by the Jewish author Stefan Zweig, who had to leave Austria because of the Nazis. He committed suicide together with his second wife in Petrópolis, Brazil in 1942. The movie is not in color as the pic suggests but in black and white.

 

[gruntlabor]

The African Queen, 1951

 

[Bella]

Synopsis (TCM)

"Ignorance, cruelty and superstition pervade France of the fifteenth century. Frollo, the King's high justice, exploits these evils, persecuting the gypsies and opposing any mode of progress. When the lovely gypsy dancer Esmeralda is threatened by the King's men, she seeks refuge in a church, Notre Dame, where she meets the grotesque hunchback Quasimodo. Frollo, who is Quasimodo's guardian, orders the hunchback to take the girl captive, and Esmeralda, terrified, escapes to the underworld of Clopin and his beggars. There, she saves the life of the poet Gringoire by consenting to take him as her husband, although she truly loves the soldier Phoebus.

Frollo lusts after Esmeralda, however, and, unable to tolerate her love for Phoebus, kills his rival. Esmeralda is arrested for the crime, and Frollo, claiming that the girl had bewitched him with the power of Satan, demands her life. As Esmeralda is marched to die on the gallows, Quasimodo leaps from the building above and carries her to the sanctuary of the church. Not to be denied Esmeralda's life, Frollo incites the nobles to deny sanctuary, and the beggars, concerned for the girl's safety, storm the church. Amid the chaos, Frollo enters the church. Justice is finally served as Quasimodo hurls Frollo to his death from the bell tower."

 

[Mobilman44]

Ahhh, old movies!!! During the onset of Covid, my Wife and I stocked up on DVDs, picking up "award nominees" and other ranked movies of the past. Here are some favorites:
- The Vikings
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- The Bishop's Wife (truly a great Holiday movie imo)
- The Fighting Sullivans (one of the biggest tear jerkers ever)
- It Happened One Night
etc., etc., etc.